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72. Pretty sure political correctness is the least of a homeless person's worries.

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:27 PM

Feb 2015

And frankly it sounds like an excuse to be insensitive toward someone who has actual problems.

The world is a big place full of people with hundreds of differences that separate them. There will never be uniformity in the way we express ourselves. And the sooner people quit trying to enforce it, the better.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pnwmom Feb 2015 OP

You're mad at him because he's single? Iggo Feb 2015 #1

Unfortunate you would be offended 1000words Feb 2015 #2

I'm offended by the idea of a woman as a commodity or a job. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #16

Perhaps you could have spoken to him to determine if that was the case. 1000words Feb 2015 #21

How do you do that when you're in a moving line of traffic? pnwmom Feb 2015 #29

You assume that is what he meant. You don't know that. Throd Feb 2015 #31

Yes, because he put "woman" in with his list of things he didn't have. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #32

Then assume the worst and hate the bastard. Throd Feb 2015 #51

Thou sayest a book full. n/t Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #128

How do you know what he thinks? upaloopa Feb 2015 #34

Nope. I only know what's on his sign. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #62

Yes and with the paradigm you see the world upaloopa Feb 2015 #68

Perhaps he lost his 840high Feb 2015 #147

He said he had no woman. As if women are a replaceable thing. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #150

I would have helped him. Maybe some food and a few bucks. 840high Feb 2015 #165

Yet, you sized-up his character and made a judgement in that brief time. 1000words Feb 2015 #37

"cry"? You know, the Bob Marley song...? closeupready Feb 2015 #3

That's where I thought the post was going next. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #36

Yes, which ironically, was a song of hope: closeupready Feb 2015 #50

"no partner" would have been better, otherwise it looks like objectifying women. uppityperson Feb 2015 #4

You nailed it. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #17

That would have been much more PC dumbcat Feb 2015 #45

well that would be objectifiying "partner" wouldnt it? nt msongs Feb 2015 #46

No. I read what the sign said as making "woman" into a commodity like a job or home uppityperson Feb 2015 #56

But 'partner' is another word for person... one_voice Feb 2015 #79

Why does "no woman" imply ownership/commodity when "no partner" does not? (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #82

If you are asking seriously rather than for a quick sound bite and snark... uppityperson Feb 2015 #88

Why does that not apply to "no job"? jeff47 Feb 2015 #93

A job is a Thing. A home is a Thing. A woman is a Person. uppityperson Feb 2015 #96

I agree...partner conveys "companionship" cyberswede Feb 2015 #106

But you can't own or touch a job. jeff47 Feb 2015 #111

That cliched country song doesn't Sissyk Feb 2015 #69

.... sounds lonely. . n/t annabanana Feb 2015 #5

He shouldn't have lost you. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #6

His internal organs are taking damage. His brain is taking damage. If he has not had food in days Rex Feb 2015 #143

Maybe it is his way of saying "I have no one to love" or "all alone"..... Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #7

Because it's turning "woman" into a thing that you have or don't have. pnwmom Feb 2015 #18

Wow !! Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #27

"No woman" probably just fits better on his sign -- Exhibit A Feb 2015 #47

Having a significant other (male or female) in your life is very important to some people. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #52

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #131

Got you to notice the sign. That's half of marketing -- getting noticed. . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #8

Except I missed the rest of the sign. No time to read it as I followed the traffic past him. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #22

Really--he has no job, no home... one_voice Feb 2015 #9

I tossed a spare woman into his empty Starbuck's latte cup. Atman Feb 2015 #10

i don't think he's asking anyone for a woman. unblock Feb 2015 #15

You get it. This is turning women into things to have. Thanks, Atman. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #20

If someone says they have no family are you assuming they think of family as a commodity to own? TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #80

Those were my thoughts exactly..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #95

It makes me sick to the point that of tears. Shrink this fucking tent! I don't want to be associated TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #168

yeah but, for me, jobless and homeless outweighs poor word choice to express loneliness unblock Feb 2015 #11

Maybe he needs a soul mate ?? Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #12

yeah, he could have said that Mosby Feb 2015 #28

Am I missing something? He sounds sad and lonely to me arcane1 Feb 2015 #13

I skipped the rest of the sign because I was driving past, along with the rest of the traffic, pnwmom Feb 2015 #25

But yet you rushed right home to come pass judgement.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #100

The part you should find offensive... NCTraveler Feb 2015 #14

+1, n/t Exhibit A Feb 2015 #19

+100 romanic Feb 2015 #23

Exactly 1000words Feb 2015 #24

+2 Throd Feb 2015 #26

You win the thread. Atman Feb 2015 #33

and that people are just driving past... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #63

In a hurry........n/t BronxBoy Feb 2015 #97

Then whining about on the internet... TerrapinFlyer Feb 2015 #107

And I guess.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #117

You got it! Sissyk Feb 2015 #73

+1 JoePhilly Feb 2015 #83

Yeah, I gotta get with you on that point--well said. nt MADem Feb 2015 #92

word frylock Feb 2015 #126

NCTraveler, for the win! TheSarcastinator Feb 2015 #127

Amen. 840high Feb 2015 #149

He's unemployed. He's homeless. He's either lonely, horny, or both. rocktivity Feb 2015 #30

sexism is rampant among the homeless Enrique Feb 2015 #35

It's 55 degrees here and cloudy. Not horrendous unless you're from LA, I guess. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #40

Being homeless..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #103

GO TALK TO HIM AND BRING THE POOR GUY A MEAL !!! Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #38

Is that what you do every time you see a person on the street with a sign? pnwmom Feb 2015 #166

Sorry but this OP is just more fake angry poutrage titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #39

Some of us are capable of multi-tasking, being upset at someone being homeless and the sexism uppityperson Feb 2015 #49

You kind of made my point titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #70

I see sexism in the sign, you see mental health issues in the man. uppityperson Feb 2015 #74

No I see a human being who needs help titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #75

Thaaaaaaaaaank You. Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #76

I see someone who needs help and I also see sexism there. uppityperson Feb 2015 #84

Thank you!. 840high Feb 2015 #152

"Love" and "relatedness" is considered a psychological need by most psychologists davidn3600 Feb 2015 #78

That could be, poorly worded way of saying that. I'm not saying the guy is a sexist ass who wants uppityperson Feb 2015 #81

German women traditionally refer to their husbands as 'my man'. closeupready Feb 2015 #41

And in English, possibly, if it's their 2nd language. arcane1 Feb 2015 #48

As do an awful lot of Black and Brown Folks..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #137

He happened to be white. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #151

Way to miss the fucking point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #157

Sounds like no worries to me.. j/k WDIM Feb 2015 #42

So you also believe that people own their Jobs? dilby Feb 2015 #43

I took it as a lament for what he had lost: Job, home, life partner� Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #44

Me, too. n/t deutsey Feb 2015 #114

yes because poor people have to be ideologically pure jcboon Feb 2015 #53

I would find that annoying and tiresome as well. Brickbat Feb 2015 #54

And if a homeless woman had a sign: "No job. No home. No man" davidn3600 Feb 2015 #55

I sure as hell would, but then I am an uppity woman uppityperson Feb 2015 #57

For sure. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #60

agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2015 #58

I can't believe this fucking thread..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #104

perhaps the grammar police are here, perhaps the post is an overreaction guillaumeb Feb 2015 #110

Nothing says "liberal" like "always assume the worst in people" n/t arcane1 Feb 2015 #112

If you will read post #58 you will see guillaumeb Feb 2015 #115

Sorry BronxBoy Feb 2015 #116

HE'S HOMELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #134

I believe he was just trying to convey how much his life sucks./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #59

plus one Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #85

PLUS 2 Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #91

no no no... he's hates women BellaLuna Feb 2015 #148

Homelessnes is so tragic. bravenak Feb 2015 #61

I'm with you. That man really was equating SheilaT Feb 2015 #64

That's not a very feminist attitude frankfacts Feb 2015 #65

Care to elaborate on that idea? F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #71

yes snooper2 Feb 2015 #77

Feminism's "principles aren't any different than a representative democracy's"? What do you mean? uppityperson Feb 2015 #101

You mean they are? frankfacts Feb 2015 #136

I asked what you mean. What do you mean by 'Feminism's "principles aren't any different than ... uppityperson Feb 2015 #138

The fact that the guy is homeless HappyMe Feb 2015 #66

Yup, I've seen a sign like that and had the same thoughts. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #67

Probably shouldn't make assumptions, but let's assume the worst possible context? arcane1 Feb 2015 #99

I assume so because in my experience it is that way. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #158

Thank you for the follow-up, I understand what you were saying now. arcane1 Feb 2015 #169

Whether they mean what you think they mean upaloopa Feb 2015 #105

See post 158. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #160

No you shouldn't BronxBoy Feb 2015 #140

See post 158. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #162

Pretty sure political correctness is the least of a homeless person's worries. DescendantOfMany Feb 2015 #72

He did it to get attention..lperhaps make you chuckle Catherine Vincent Feb 2015 #86

"No Woman No Cry" perhaps? Did he look like Bob Marley? MADem Feb 2015 #87

He definitely deserves to be out of work and homeless!!!! JoePhilly Feb 2015 #89

I'm sure that unemployed, homeless man. Kurska Feb 2015 #90

Why didn't you go yell at him LittleBlue Feb 2015 #94

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #102

I tend to give homeless people a pass on political correctness bluestateguy Feb 2015 #98

I have to admit I am amused and bemused by this entire thread. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #109

I think the majority of the posts attend to the major issue, Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #124

Well but would it be OK if treestar Feb 2015 #118

What would be the racist equivalent, in this absurd hypothetical? arcane1 Feb 2015 #122

I can see what he was trying to say, and it wasn't he wants to own a woman. herding cats Feb 2015 #108

Have you ever been homeless????? BronxBoy Feb 2015 #113

thank you bpj62 Feb 2015 #123

I agree.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #129

I expect he's still out there, while you're complaining about his sign in your comfortable home. Marr Feb 2015 #119

this OP demonstrates a sad reality TheSarcastinator Feb 2015 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #125

I posted this a while back.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #121

What Fumesucker said. Yep. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #133

Question: are you married, and do you refer to your partner as MY husband or MY wife? frylock Feb 2015 #130

Of COURSE NOT titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #132

SEXIST!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #141

LOL titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #144

It implies a relationship, the same way "my mother" or "my brother" does REP Feb 2015 #164

And you lost me the minute you posted this. NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #135

THIS. Agschmid Feb 2015 #139

I hope you never have the Blues. Rex Feb 2015 #142

Three years ago I took in a young woman I didn't know, who desperately needed a home. pnwmom Feb 2015 #146

Well good for you......... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #154

Hopefully, other people acted like liberals toward him. arcane1 Feb 2015 #155

Do you understand how to read minds? That is the only way to know what he meant. Rex Feb 2015 #163

Please advise us how to convey such things BellaLuna Feb 2015 #145

Don't include "no woman" in a list of items you lack. Women aren't possessions, and pnwmom Feb 2015 #153

I'm going to ask you again..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #161

I don't know what's more sad, you or the homeless guy. Skeeter Barnes Feb 2015 #156

Cool story, bro. TheManInTheMac Feb 2015 #159

Nothing to call his own. ... prayin4rain Feb 2015 #167